Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Just as Wang Ziteng was about to speak, a boy suddenly shouted from a distance, "Master Hou! The seventh prince is here and has already arrived at the gate!"

"Seven princes!"

Marquis Yang Chengen was startled, "Why is the prince here in person? Hurry up, go to the back and deliver the message, I will go to greet you right away."

Wang Ziteng didn't wait for Marquis Yang Cheng'en to speak, and then he said in surprise, "The seventh prince actually came to the Marquis Mansion in person to pay New Year greetings to the Marquis, which shows his admiration for the Marquis!

On the contrary, Wang also had the great honor of being able to meet the prince! "

Marquis Yangcheng'en wanted his monkey, and after hearing what he said, he naturally couldn't say no, so he led Wang Ziteng to meet the Baozhu.

Baozhuang is dressed in a snow-white fox fur, with dark purple sable fur on the fur, collar, skirt and cuffs. He wears a sable fur Zhaojun suit on his head, and a bright red Qingxin stone hangs from his forehead, making it more embellished. He has red lips, jade face, and a majestic appearance.

"Uncle, you are polite!"

Marquis Yang Chengen's outstretched hand remained in the air without any embarrassment. Baozhuang's habit of performing Buddhist rituals has not changed!

"I, Prince Teng, have met the prince!"

Wang Ziteng shouted and bowed before bowing his head, but Baozhuang stretched out his hand to stop him, "Amitabha, King Donor, you can never do such a great gift."

As he spoke, he seemed to come to his senses, and immediately changed his words, "Master Wang, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly."

Wang Ziteng seemed not to have heard Baozhuang call him "donor" at all. He stood up with his support and bowed again, "I heard the news that the prince has been blessed and has returned to the capital after recovering from illness. I will see you today. What a great blessing!”

Baozhuang smiled and said, "Master Wang is so polite. The poor monk once heard Miss Xue say that her uncle is very powerful. It is my great fortune to meet him today."

Wang Ziteng was stunned, "Miss Xue? Are you familiar with the prince's niece?"

Baozhuang immediately nodded as if he was proud, "Exactly, Miss Xue accompanied her mother in Cining Palace a few years ago. Although she doesn't like to talk to me, I can often see her when I go to Cining Palace. We’re pretty familiar with each other.”

Wang Ziteng, "..."

Why didn't anyone tell him about such an important thing?

Sure enough, if you are not in Beijing, you will suffer a lot in everything!

"Hey, by the way, the poor monk heard that Mr. Wang, you have been traveling abroad for the past few years and you can't even come back to Beijing for the New Year?"

The prince quickly calmed down and behaved respectfully.

Baozhuang laughed brightly, "Miss Xue is your uncle. You are still away from home all year round. She must miss you. In this case, how about I ask the emperor to transfer you back to the capital?"

Wang Ziteng, "..."

Happiness came so suddenly that he was a little overwhelmed.

After all, Wang Ziteng is a worldly man who has been in officialdom for many years. No matter how sudden happiness comes, he can still accept it. He is about to kneel down again, "Thank you very much, Your Majesty. I can't thank you enough!"

Baozhuang still caught him accurately and said with a smile, "You don't have to thank poor monk. I heard that Miss Xue has a cousin named Luan or Feng. He loves to scold her as the daughter of a Jiaren. You are in the capital, and others are... I don’t dare to scold her like this anymore.”

Well, after he throws Yu Xin to feed worms in southern Xinjiang, Sister Xue will have people supporting her outside the palace!

Wang Ziteng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the cousin named Luan Feng was Sister Luan?

Marquis Yang Chengen said tentatively, "It is really a blessing for Mr. Wang and Miss Xue that the prince cares about Miss Xue so much."

Baozhuang smiled heartlessly, "That's right. The queen mother likes Miss Xue very much. She said that after the first month, she will adopt Miss Xue as her adopted daughter and make her the princess.

Then Miss Xue is my sister. My sister, of course I have to take care of her! "

"younger sister--"

Baozhuang muttered again as he spoke, with a scent on his lips and teeth, "Sister, it's great, I wish this poor monk had a sister!"

Uncle, where is my cousin?The poor monk came out of the palace this time to ask his cousin to take the poor monk around the capital to find an excellent and fun meeting gift for his sister. Doesn’t his cousin have enough time? "

As he spoke, he couldn't help but take out the purse at his waist, took out an orange candy from the top one and put it into his mouth.

Well, he will soon have a sister, and he will no longer be afraid that snacks will not be enough if he eats them sparingly!

Wang Ziteng's pupils narrowed. He remembered that he had never seen this kind of string of purses before he left Beijing.

After he returned to Beijing this time, he suddenly discovered that this kind of purse appeared on the waist of almost every noble lady.

Mrs. Xue had praised him just the day before yesterday, saying that Sister Bao was the first to come up with this kind of purse and that it had made a lot of money for the Xue family's shop.

Although this kind of purse is unique and convenient for carrying different kinds of snacks, it is cumbersome and has little practical use. Men rarely wear it.

But now, Gui Baozhuan, who is the only prince with a fiefdom in this dynasty, wears one with him.

Prince Teng's eyelids twitched, fearing that Baozhuang would notice something was wrong, he quickly lowered his head.

"Squeak-"

Wang Ziteng felt something flash before his eyes, and the next moment he saw a monkey grabbing Baozhuang's wrist and grabbing the purse in his hand, obviously wanting to eat the snacks inside.

The monkey was just a very common gray-haired monkey, but he was wearing a precious white fox fur jacket and skirt, and a small sable fur Zhaojun suit, which was almost exactly the same as Baozhuang's outfit.

Wang Ziteng originally thought that the monkey that jumped out of the Yang Mansion must be the pet of Marquis Yang Chengen, but when he saw it this way, he felt a little unsure again.

Marquis Yang Chengen was also surprised, and then he was ecstatic, "Your Highness also likes to raise monkeys?"

"I am about to have a sister." Baozhuang was in a very good mood. He generously gave Sun Xiaosheng an orange candy and nodded with a smile, "Monkeys are much smarter than other animals. The poor monk also raised a white ape and a chimpanzee".

Sun Xiaosheng took the candy and couldn't wait to put it into his mouth. He squatted on Baozhuang's shoulder and chewed the candy with relish.

Marquis Yang Chengen was overjoyed, "As expected, people say that my nephew is like my uncle, and my nephew is like my uncle. My lord, I will take you to see the monkey I raised. It is also very smart and rare."

As for the two that Wang Ziteng had given him, they had not yet been tamed, so he did not dare to show them to Baozhuang.

He couldn't even afford to pay for it with his life if he hurt this precious egg!

Baozhu was in a dilemma, "But the poor monk still has to go shopping."

Marquis Yang Chengen took care of everything, "Let's go shopping after seeing it. It's too late and I won't go back to the palace today. I'll help the prince to tell the Queen Mother!"

Over the years, I don’t know how many people have given him monkeys, but Yang Chengenhou has never met anyone who likes raising monkeys as much as he does, and who raises monkeys so well.

Suddenly he met someone who was his own nephew. Marquis Yang Chengen couldn't control his emotions for a moment. He pulled Wang Ziteng along with him very enthusiastically and asked Baozhuang, "Your Majesty, this monkey has been around since he was born." Started raising?

Monkeys, if you don’t give them clothes since they were young, they won’t wear them.”

Baozhuang recalled Xue Baobao's efforts and methods to coax Sun Xiaosheng into wearing all kinds of weird clothes. He smiled brightly at the corner of his mouth and nodded.

<divclass="contentadv">He had raised Sun Xiaosheng since he was a child, but he didn't learn how to dress. For this reason, there was no need to tell his uncle.

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Wang Ziteng accompanied Baozhuang and Yang Chengenhou to see the monkeys, and stayed to have lunch together. After saying goodbye, he hurried to Xue Mansion.

He wanted to ask about Sister Bao's going to accompany Queen Mother Yang.

He originally planned to ask Mrs. Wang first, and then ask Mrs. Xue if he had a firm idea.

Unexpectedly, I learned that Mrs. Wang and the others had already gone back. I couldn't help but asked strangely, "Why are you going back now?"

It was just past noon, so logically we had to wait until evening to go back.

What's more, the people from the Jia family and the relatives of the Xue family are still sitting there. Why did they go back?

When Mrs. Xue saw him asking, she couldn't help but blush. She pulled him aside and carefully explained the quarrel between Wang Xiluan and Xue Baobao. She choked and said, "Brother, it's not that I favor my daughter.

After getting acquainted with her, my brother will realize that Sister Bao has a kind and gentle temperament and never competes with others.

Somehow I have offended Sister Luan. Whenever I see Sister Bao, I will definitely make fun of her. Now she is even scolding Sister Bao in front of me for having a mother but not a father to teach her!

But my sister-in-law didn’t even mention restraints, but even helped Sister Luan scold her!

This is poking at the heart of our mother and daughter!I really couldn't bear it any longer and was afraid of being disrespectful, so I asked my sister-in-law and Sister Luan to go back first."

Mrs. Xue was afraid that her daughter would be stigmatized, so she only said that she drove Mrs. Wang and her daughter away.

Wang Ziteng had long been suspicious that the cousin Baozhu mentioned who called Xue Baobao "Jiaren's daughter" was Wang Xiluan. Hearing what Mrs. !

Don't worry, sister, I will definitely call them to apologize to you and Sister Bao, and give you justice! "

Mrs. Xue wiped her tears and said, "No, I don't dare ask them to apologize to me and Sister Bao.

I just ask my brother to restrain Sister Dianluan and not to bully Sister Bao whenever he sees her, shouting about being a daughter of a noble family and not being taught by a father, poking at our Sister Bao’s heart! "

Wang Ziteng said sincerely, "Don't worry, sister, the gift must be compensated. I promise that this will never happen again in the future, otherwise I will cut off Sister Luan's tongue and give it to Sister Bao as an apology!"

When Mrs. Xue saw that Wang Ziteng actually said such words, she was touched and at a loss. She waved her hands repeatedly and said, "Brother, you are serious. You must not talk like this when you are celebrating the New Year."

Wang Ziteng changed the topic and talked about meeting Baozhuan in Yangfu today, and asked, "I heard from the prince that Sister Bao went to Cining Palace to serve the Queen Mother two years ago. What happened?"

Mrs. Xue started with Xue Baobao and the hairpin ceremony, and continued until Xue Baobao entered the palace. She only omitted the incident when Mrs. Yang came to propose marriage and was rejected.

She wouldn't say anything about her daughter's reputation as her own brother, even if it was her biological brother.

Wang Ziteng clapped his hands excitedly, "No wonder! The prince also said that the Queen Mother likes Sister Bao very much and plans to take Sister Bao into the palace after the Lantern Festival. She wants to accept Sister Bao as her adopted daughter and make her the princess!"

Mrs. Xue was surprised and happy, and looked at Wang Ziteng in disbelief, "Did the prince really say that?"

Wang Ziteng nodded, "The prince himself said it, and it is absolutely correct. I said that Sister Bao is a talented person, and she is indeed good! In the future, she may be even more talented than the virtuous concubine!"

Mrs. Xue also chanted Buddha's name repeatedly, Buddha bless her. Fortunately, she was not confused for a moment and agreed to Mrs. Yang to send Sister Bao to be a concubine. Otherwise, how could she have the glory she has today?

Wang Ziteng tentatively said, "I heard that the Seventh Prince was very fond of Sister Bao in his words. Sister Bao was born well, so she may not be able to climb up the ladder."

Mrs. Xue was still thinking about this just now. How could she agree? She shook her head repeatedly, "No, no, no, Sister Bao has already decided to get married. We don't want that, we don't want that!"

Wang Ziteng did not expect that Xue Baobao had already decided to get married, so he quickly asked, but seeing that Mrs.

He also told Mrs. Xue not to reveal anything about Princess Feng in front of others, lest the Empress Dowager Yang know about it, which would be unsightly.

Mrs.

However, Wang Ziteng still felt uneasy, and after a few more warnings, he said goodbye and left.

After Wang Ziteng returned home, he immediately called Mrs. Wang and Wang Xiluan over. He first asked Mrs. Wang why she didn't explain to him that Queen Mother Yang personally visited Xue Baobao and Hairpin Li, and also summoned her to the palace to accompany them.

Mrs. Wang was also wronged. If it was her temperament that Wang Ziteng's niece fell in favor with the Queen Mother, she would definitely tell him immediately.

But Wang Xiluan came specifically to persuade her not to talk to Wang Ziteng about the Queen Mother.

Wang Xiluan wandered around in circles for a long time without thinking. Mrs. Wang knew very well that her daughter did not want her father to come back after a long time, so she focused all her attention on outsiders.

She felt sorry for her daughter, and thought about how Wang Ziteng would not leave Beijing until the first month of the year.

As long as she persuaded Mrs. Xue and Baobao Xue to intercede for Wang Ziteng to stay in Beijing before then, it would not be much different from Wang Ziteng doing it in person.

If she could really get things done by herself, Wang Ziteng would praise her for being capable and virtuous.

She just didn't expect that before she found a chance to intercede, Wang Ziteng would find out about it and come to question her.

She couldn't find any good excuse for a while, so she just said that she had forgotten.

Wang Ziteng would not believe it and sneered, "You don't have to shirk the blame. It's just that you and your sister are at odds, and Sister Luan always wants to suppress Sister Bao, so you don't want to say anything good about Sister Bao." ".

Wang Ziteng said that today Wang Xiluan and Mrs. Wang scolded Xue Baobao for being "born by his mother but not taught by his father". He had a fit and ordered them to immediately follow him to Xue's house to apologize.

Wang Xiluan was both respectful and afraid of his father. He was so frightened that he cried non-stop and did not dare to say anything that he did not want to apologize for.

Mrs. Wang did not dare to refute, she just hugged Wang Xiluan and cried non-stop.

Wang Ziteng was upset, so he opened the warehouse and personally picked out a very valuable medicinal jade. Guessing that all the guests of the Xue family should have left, he took Mrs. Wang and Wang Xiluan to the Xue family again.

Mrs. Xue had always been soft-hearted. When she saw that her sister-in-law and niece were really going to kneel down to apologize to her under the intimidation of her brother, she hurriedly grabbed them and kept saying that it was not necessary.

Wang Ziteng thought for a while and said, "Forget it about your eldest sister-in-law, you will accept Sister Luan's bow.

As a junior, she is not just apologizing, she deserves to kowtow to you a few times."

Seeing that he was determined, Mrs. Xue had no choice but to accept it.

Wang Ziteng took out the medicinal jade again and gave it to Xue Baobao with his own hands. He said with a smile, "This was donated by the local chieftain during the inspection of southern Xinjiang. It is made naturally.

It is close-fitting and warm in winter, cool in summer, calms the mind, strengthens the body, and can also protect against snakes, insects, poisonous ants, so wear it well.”

Today I edited the previous article a little bit. It doesn’t affect reading, but the details may be a little different~